Dark Secret
Grief engulfed her again, today. Another month became the bearer of the bad news. This was a ritual since the last 2 years. With each passing day, her yearning increased.
He had accepted the grim reality. But her longing for a child swallowed up the joy in their lives.
They decided to see the new specialist in town. The doctor ordered for all the tests to evaluate the case better and to cover all bases.
The report says, ‘Damage to the tubes due to infection or surgery’.
‘A botched up abortion?’ he asked.
The colour drained from her face.
May 13, 2013 2:47 pm|
That’s sad…how the past catches up to cloud our present.
May 15, 2013 7:09 am|
Oh yes, it does, sooner or later!
May 13, 2013 2:58 pm|
That’s a brilliant piece of story…dark and has a secret too. Wonderful!
These kind of stories usually leave a chill down by spine…guess, I am too sensitive with the issues related to ‘child’ and the sorts 🙁
May 15, 2013 7:14 am|
Thanks Kajal. True, it is tough to see the pain/trauma/misery when one years for a child and is unable to have one! 🙁
May 13, 2013 3:07 pm|
Oh Gosh! How terrible is that :(.
May 15, 2013 7:14 am|
It is…
May 13, 2013 4:00 pm|
Brilliant and yet so true!
May 15, 2013 7:14 am|
Thanks Maddie 🙂
May 13, 2013 4:31 pm|
Interesting! 100 words perfectly conveyed the emotions!
May 15, 2013 7:15 am|
Thank you Meghna 🙂
May 13, 2013 5:57 pm|
Ohhh…Sad enough, I know a person who has similar case history 🙁
May 15, 2013 7:15 am|
Oh! That’s bad 🙁
May 13, 2013 7:07 pm|
that’s really sad… it must be so heartbreaking for the lady…
May 15, 2013 7:15 am|
And shocking for the husband! 😛
May 14, 2013 2:13 am|
Great piece of writing on a sensitive issue.
May 15, 2013 7:16 am|
Thanks Diana 🙂
May 14, 2013 2:58 am|
So sad. That was her fate.Some times the past shows its ugly reality at a crucial moment. Shilpa this is marvellous.
May 15, 2013 7:17 am|
True, your past will always catch up with you, no matter how hard you try to make it go away.
May 14, 2013 4:20 am|
wow! Didn’t see that coming. How tragic!
May 15, 2013 7:18 am|
Ah! It caught you unawares!
May 14, 2013 5:26 am|
sad…but the grim reality is that these are happening by the hundreds today….
tight and crisp narration..superb!
May 15, 2013 7:19 am|
Oh yes, such cases are definitely on the rise, sadly!
May 14, 2013 6:01 am|
What a story. It also reminds us of our own Karma. Brilliant !!
May 15, 2013 7:20 am|
True what goes around comes around!
Thanks Bhavya 🙂
May 14, 2013 7:41 am|
Now that’s an interesting twist
PhenoMenon
http://capturedalive.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/religion-n-spirituality/
May 15, 2013 7:20 am|
Thanks Pheno Menon 🙂
May 14, 2013 10:55 am|
Emotions, flashback, message.. everything brilliantly captured in 100 words..
May 15, 2013 7:21 am|
Thank you Seena 🙂
May 14, 2013 10:59 am|
I visibly get terrified when I read stuff like this
May 15, 2013 7:21 am|
I can understand.
May 14, 2013 5:57 pm|
Nice piece of writing!:)
May 15, 2013 7:21 am|
Thanks Tarang 🙂
May 14, 2013 6:42 pm|
That was a twist I never expected at the end.
May 15, 2013 7:21 am|
Thks A 🙂
May 15, 2013 6:43 am|
Truly a dark secret, Shilpa. I was expecting something else!
May 15, 2013 7:22 am|
Thanks Jose! 🙂
May 15, 2013 9:34 am|
Didn’t see that one coming. A sad dark secret. It is true what people say. What we do always comes back to us. Nothing remains hidden forever!
http://www.heresmysay.com/100-words-on-saturday-dark-secret/
May 15, 2013 9:39 am|
True, what goes around comes around!
May 15, 2013 10:21 am|
The ending took me by surprise. Loved the story and very well penned.
May 16, 2013 6:47 am|
Thanks Suzy 🙂
May 15, 2013 7:05 pm|
What imagination!
May 16, 2013 6:47 am|
🙂
May 16, 2013 3:29 am|
oh my!
May 16, 2013 6:48 am|
🙂
May 16, 2013 6:05 am|
My, such a shock.
Brilliant portrayal
http://www.bbsearchingself.wordpress.com
May 16, 2013 6:48 am|
Thanks Bhagyashree 🙂